Where does “보리” come from?

보리 (Korean) comes from Sanskrit बोधि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan bawdʰíṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bawdʰíš, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

보리 (Korean): barley; bodhi, Buddhist supreme enlightenment,...

Definitions

  1. barley; bodhi, Buddhist supreme enlightenment,...

Ancestry of “보리”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritबोधि(also feminine gender) bodhi: perfect knowledge or wisdom (by which a man becomes a buddha or jina), the illuminated or enlightened intellect (of a Buddha or jina)
2Proto-Indo-Aryanbawdʰíṣ
3Proto-Indo-Iranianbawdʰíš
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

Words derived from “보리

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bawdʰíšEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan bawdʰíṣ